
They showed great empathy and treated her with dignity. I could not have asked for more.J J(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

a great care home, can't thank the manager and staff enough for her care she is receiving.Stephen A(Son of Resident/Service User)


They showed great empathy and treated her with dignity. I could not have asked for more.J J(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

a great care home, can't thank the manager and staff enough for her care she is receiving.Stephen A(Son of Resident/Service User)


Maple Lodge Care Home is located in Sunderland's Witherwack suburb and is close to shops, amenities, public transport and the A19. The Bridges Shopping Centre is just one mile away.
This purpose built care home offers nursing and social care for the frail elderly and the elderly mentally infirm. Maple Lodge provides TV lounges and a quiet sitting room for relaxation. Separate dining rooms, where residents can socialise at meal...
Care Provided by Maple Lodge Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 46 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Maple Lodge Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Maple Lodge Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Harbour Healthcare Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Emma Mardghum (Registered Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2006
Room Information
- Single Rooms (46)
Maple Lodge Care Home Reviews (78)
Maple Lodge Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.836) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Maple Lodge Care Home has 78 reviews.
My mam was a resident in Maple Lodge Care Home for just a short time, the experience was excellent. The management and care home staff were great to me and my family and we have no regrets about choosing Maple Lodge. I will always be in their debt for what they've done for my mother. With all my love.
Maple Lodge is a wonderful care home. All staff are attentive, kind and caring and we are so grateful our mam is being so well looked after. It is so lovely to see her smiling and being involved in activities with the friends she has made. For us as her family this is heartwarming and reassuring to see. Thank you so much to everyone!
Excellent care. Mam is happy at this care home. Seen a big improvement since she's been here. Management and carers are all lovely, friendly and caring. Couldn't have asked for better care.
The staff are led by a very approachable, kind care manager who listens to her staff, residents and relatives and is hands-on, strong, inspiring and motivational. This truly is the success of her team, working together and creating a very happy environment.
Our parents went to live at the care home 18 months ago, at a very vulnerable time in their lives and needed to be safe.
Sadly, our mother passed away last December.
The staff are outstanding in caring for our dad during his furthering dementia decline. Decisions and attention to detail made to ensure that he is given the best possible care for his rapidly changing situation is appreciated. We, as a family, recognise the importance of this provision for his dignity and choice.
We thank you all so very much and feel blessed that our parents came to live at Maple Lodge, surrounded by so much love from everyone who works there.
All the staff are really good and caring and always take time to speak to you.
My mam was at Maple Lodge for nearly four years until she passed at the beginning of October. We were so fortunate to find this lovely establishment where all the staff and management looked after Mam with great respect and dignity. I would not hesitate to recommend Maple Lodge to anyone looking for first-class care for a loved one.
The management is doing a fantastic job. The care staff have been very attentive with all my needs and very caring and listen to my needs, food is wonderful.
Every time we visit the staff have been extremely helpful. They appear to genuinely care about the residents.
My Mam had to go into a care home when my Dad died of Covid. It was in lockdown, it was hard. I have found the staff are excellent, we had video chat with Mam but that was better than nothing. I feel my Mam is happy, well looked after and all staff are lovely. The gardens are also well maintained. The residents are always doing lots of activities.
Dad had previously been to two homes and they were unable to meet his needs. Maple Lodge Care Home and its staff provided an excellent service to Dad. They were caring and fully attended to his needs and gave him the dignity and care he needed. I wish Dad had gone to this home originally and he would have been more settled and happy in his final few months. I would not hesitate to recommend this home for your loved ones based on our experience.
The communication, with us, his family, has been fantastic, even throughout the crazy Covid situation. We are so pleased that his final few years were spent at this smashing establishment.
Always made to feel welcome when visiting. Very friendly staff, always smiling.
I don't really know where to start with a review of Maple Lodge because no praise is too much praise, and no words can really do justice to the care that every single woman and man showed to my mum, who was a resident there for four years. The home itself is great, but a building, its furniture or its tables and chairs isn't really what makes a care home great. A care home is only as good as the people who work there and who care for the residents, and on every count, the staff at Maple Lodge were absolutely wonderful for and to my mum, and she thought the world of all of them. Their kindness and their willingness to fulfil whatever needs she had were limitless. And these aren't just words without real meaning - it comes from the heart. The level of care in every way went beyond what anyone could expect, and the staff treated my mother just like they would treat their own mothers or how they would wish their own family to be treated by others. My eternal gratitude to everyone.
I visit this care home six days a week and find it very good and will recommend it to anyone.
Mam has only been in a short amount of time but my experience with the staff and carers has been excellent, nothing is a bother. Mam seems happy and content.
My dad has been a resident here for over a year. He passed away today but he was looked after by the fabulous caring staff. I can't praise them enough. He was treated with dignity and respect even when he had infections etc and hallucinations and was throwing his false teeth at them. Thank you Maple Lodge staff and thank you to the previous manager because he loved having chats with you.
Thank you, Carole, for your wonderful feedback about our home. We are very sorry to hear of your loss and offer our deepest condolences to you and your family. We are pleased to hear that you felt your dad was treated with great care and dignity, and appreciate all of your kind comments about our team. If there is anything more we can do, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
I went into Maple Lodge Care Home for short term care as I needed some extra support and could not be on my own at home. I was very nervous when I went to stay at Maple Lodge Care Home and kept in my bedroom for the first week. The staff came in and chatted with me numerous times throughout the day and introduced themselves; it was very welcoming and built my confidence. I started going into the communal rooms and got friendly with other service users and I started to enjoy my stay. Without the support of the staff team, I would have probably had a miserable stay, but they changed all that. I respect and admire their courage, confidence and hard work. Thank you, especially to six particular members of staff. All the staff are fantastic and service users are fabulous. Thank you to you all for the whole experience.
The atmosphere is warm and welcoming for residents and families. Staff are always approachable and take a very active personal interest.
Residents are encouraged to join in as they are able to the wide range of events and activities, which provide constructive stimulation and enjoyment. Residents and staff participate together, e.g. the Winter Olympics, "arts and crafts, cooking, reminiscing, quizzes, bingo or just having a good old sing-along", and Gardening Club (indoors and out). Staff spend time getting to know residents in one to one times.
The staff fulfil the manager’s approach that this is the residents' home and that they want to make it as comfortable and satisfying as possible, and she thanks families "for allowing us to care for your loved ones".
Mam went into Maple Lodge in September 2021. She has mixed dementia with underlying health conditions. Mam is leaving the home to return to a home that was destroyed by fire but has now been rebuilt. The home is nearer her family and the place she used to live. Mam has received excellent care whilst in Maple Lodge. She has become more settled and has commented on several occasions that she loves the staff. So we will always be grateful to them. We have always been able to call the home anytime, and have always been made to feel welcome. However, we feel the home itself needs improvement. Mam has a room upstairs and I must say, the difference in decor from downstairs to upstairs is clearly visible. Downstairs being more cosy and homely but upstairs is stark. This is also something Mam has commented on several times even with her poor sight. We know upstairs is EMI, but surely it deserves the same attention to detail. This is through no fault of staff, but Four Seasons. Thanks to all.
During the last few days of Dad's life, the care and love shown towards our dad was beyond any words I can find to share.
Thank you all once again. The work you all do is a credit to your profession.
Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback for Maple Lodge Care Home. We are very sorry to hear of your loss, so offer our deepest condolences to you and your family. We are pleased to hear that you felt your father was treated with great care and dignity, and appreciate all of your kind comments about our team. If there is anything more we can do, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
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Awards / Recognitions (7)
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Maple Lodge Care Home
- 31 Jan 2024Recipient: Maple Lodge Care Home
- 30 Jun 2021Recipient: Harbour Healthcare Ltd
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Meet the Team (2)

My name is Emma Mardghum and I have worked in care for 24 years. I spent 14 of them years at Maple Lodge where I started as a Carer and progressed over the years to Home Manager.
I truly love my Job and feel passionate about what I do. Caring for and supporting the elderly means a lot to me, and I take pride in making a positive difference in their lives every day. My experience has helped me grow both professionally and personally and I'm proud of the journey I have taken in my career.

Hi, my name is Janice, and I am the Administrator at Maple Lodge Care Home
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